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Re: Beware of Austin Computers

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From: Chris Thomas
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 10:19
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"Spodosaurus" <sstrictform@hotmail.comm> wrote in message
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> I used to do all my business with Xtreme-Evolution after that.  It was
> good at first, but then they started hiring staff that were not too
> good.  Then, one of their staff starts using the disabled parking bay
> out front as a loading zone.  When I ask him and the customer not to
> do this, they ignore me, followed by this staff member coming up to me
> and telling me that because I'm not in a wheelchair full time I'm not
> disabled enough to use that bay anyway!  I've never set foot in one of
> their stores (they have two now) again, and never will.

But I thought disabled parking was a simple black and white situation. If
you have an ACROD parking permit sticker, you can park in a disabled parking
bay, if you don't, you can't. That's the law isn't it? That takes the whole
"you're not disabled enough" argument out of the public's hands.

Chris
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